We are saying it is not unthinkable, we think it should be done by a public-private partnership. There is one essential element: in order to have a certain volume of passengers in a transportation system, regardless of what it is, be it air, road or rail, it takes a population, it takes demographics. It's all very well to cite the case of Japan, as Mr. Jeanes did, but when we talk about demographics and compare Japanese demographics to Canada's, there is a big difference, particularly in terms of the geographic expanse to be served. Even France has had success with its high-speed trains, but its population is a whole lot bigger than ours, and that means it can provide that kind of service within its borders.
Here, would we be able to provide a rapid rail service in the main corridor, the most populous one in Canada, and attract people who use other transportation modes to this new mode, without having a negative impact on other transportation modes everywhere in the country? Could this be done without imposing heavy costs on all taxpayers to put a system in place in the main Canadian corridor?